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Kelowna’s Bernard Avenue could be closed every summer
The closure of Bernard Avenue last summer to allow more seating for restaurants and bars…
Why Central Okanagan schools are getting hit hardest by COVID-19
There are 18 school districts in the Interior Health region but since the return to…
Socializing is the major culprit behind COVID-19’s spread throughout B.C.
It’s that B.C.’s reopening of businesses has triggered the province’s dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases…
Graffiti caper at Kelowna City Hall triggers a $1,500 reward
A $1,500 reward has been offered to anyone who can help identify graffiti vandals in…
Kamloops family frustrated war veteran locked away in care home because of pandemic
Alzheimer’s and time have faded Harold Houghton’s memories of his days in the British Merchant…
Hunter ‘happy’ with close NDP showing in Kamloops-North Thompson
For Sadie Hunter, the real stress did not come on election night, Oct. 24. It…
GAME ON: How and when hockey is returning to Kamloops, Okanagan rinks
From seven-year-olds just starting out to NHL draft picks, hundreds of hockey players in Kamloops…
How some B.C. snowbirds are getting through the border this winter
With snow starting to fall, thousands of snowbirds in the Thompson and Okanagan are dreaming…
COVID-19 cases surge by 27 in Interior Health region
While the focus on climbing COVID-19 cases in B.C. has been on the Lower Mainland…
Act now or face new COVID-19 restrictions: Interior Health
New orders restricting visiting and travelling in the Lower Mainland will come to the Interior…
Man in crisis talked down from rooftop in Vernon
Police arrested then released a man in Vernon who was in distress on the roof…
Three more cases of COVID-19 in Kelowna schools
Three people have tested positive for COVID-19 in three different elementary schools in Kelowna. The…
COVID-19 infection rate in B.C. more than triple than at height of first wave
Back in the spring during the first wave, when fears abounded COVID-19 would rip through…
Vernon police dog sniffs out car thief
An RCMP police dog named Hawkes sniffed out an alleged car thief in Vernon last…
Driver killed in single-vehicle crash near Cawston
A 40-year-old woman died on Friday when the car she was driving crashed into a…
Lake Country family loses everything in mobile home fire
A fire in the 700 block of Beaver Lake Road seriously damaged a mobile home…
COVID-19 cases at Kelowna daycare exposes some of the confusion about how and why information is shared
A cluster of possibly as many as 14 COVID-19 cases that led to the voluntary…
Will Kelowna’s lakefront Tolko mill site be a city amenity?
Certain pieces of a massive puzzle have to fit together just right if a major…
Crackdowns on risky activities in metro Vancouver likely as second wave deepens
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry is looking at cracking down on people engaging in…
589 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C. breaks single day record
The number of new COVID-19 cases in B.C. hit 589 today, breaking yesterday's record single…
B.C. Liberals need more than a new leader, they need a new name and new direction
Norm Letnick is one of many B.C. Liberals in the Okanagan and Kamloops regions who…
Local governments in the Southern Interior are getting more than $50 million in COVID-19 grants
The provincial government released figures today, Nov. 5, on how much money is coming to…
Increased visits to B.C. long-term care homes not likely any time soon
The call for a quick loosening of visitation restrictions in long-term care homes in B.C.…
Another Kelowna high school reports case of COVID-19
A single case of COVID-19 has been reported at Okanagan Mission Secondary School in Kelowna.…